Shrub over 2 m

The following is a list of native or naturalised species which, at least some of the time, possess this spot-character.

FamilySpeciesComment
Acanthaceae Acanthus polystachyus
Acanthaceae Brillantaisia cicatricosa
Achariaceae Caloncoba crepiniana
Achariaceae Lindackeria bukobensis
Achariaceae Lindackeria dentata
Achariaceae Lindackeria poggei
Achariaceae Rawsonia lucida
Anacardiaceae Searsia longipes var. longipes
Anacardiaceae Sorindeia juglandifolia
Annonaceae Artabotrys likimensis
Annonaceae Artabotrys monteiroae
Annonaceae Friesodielsia obovata
Annonaceae Hexalobus monopetalus
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Acokanthera oppositifolia
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Acokanthera schimperi
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Allamanda cathartica
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Ancylobothrys amoena
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Ancylobothrys petersiana
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Ancylobothrys scandens
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Callichilia bequaertii
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Carissa macrocarpa
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Dewevrella cochliostema
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Diplorhynchus condylocarpon
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Funtumia africana
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Funtumia elastica
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Holarrhena floribunda
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Holarrhena pubescens
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Hunteria congolana
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Hunteria myriantha
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Hunteria umbellata
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Isonema infundibuliflorum
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Landolphia congolensis
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Malouetia bequaertiana
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Malouetia mildbraedii
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Motandra lujaei
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Motandra paniculata
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Picralima nitida
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Pleiocarpa bicarpellata
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Pleiocarpa pycnantha
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Pleioceras gilletii
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Rauvolfia vomitoria
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Schizozygia coffaeoides
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Strophanthus sarmentosus
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Tabernaemontana crassa
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Tabernaemontana eglandulosa
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Tabernaemontana inconspicua
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Tabernaemontana pachysiphon
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Tabernaemontana penduliflora
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Tabernaemontana ventricosa
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Tabernanthe elliptica
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Tabernanthe iboga
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Voacanga africana
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Voacanga bracteata
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Voacanga pachyceras
Arecaceae Borassus aethiopum
Asteraceae Mikania chenopodiifolia
Asteraceae Vernonia amygdalina
Asteraceae Vernonia colorata subsp. colorata
Asteraceae Vernonia kirungae
Bignoniaceae Markhamia obtusifolia
Bixaceae Bixa orellana
Burseraceae Commiphora africana
Campanulaceae Lobelia petiolata
Capparaceae Capparis tomentosa
Capparaceae Cladostemon kirkii
Celastraceae Gymnosporia senegalensis
Clusiaceae Garcinia huillensis
Clusiaceae Garcinia pachyclada
Clusiaceae Garcinia punctata
Clusiaceae Garcinia smeathmannii
Clusiaceae Garcinia volkensii
Clusiaceae Harungana madagascariensis
Clusiaceae Psorospermum febrifugum
Combretaceae Conocarpus erectus
Connaraceae Agelaea pentagyna
Dipterocarpaceae Marquesia macroura
Euphorbiaceae Alchornea cordifolia
Euphorbiaceae Alchornea yambuyaënsis
Euphorbiaceae Mallotus oppositifolius var. oppositifolius
Euphorbiaceae Manniophyton fulvum
Euphorbiaceae Maprounea africana
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Bauhinia petersiana
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Bauhinia tomentosa
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Gelrebia glandulosopedicellata
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Senna didymobotrya
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Senna hirsuta
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Senna obtusifolia
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Senna occidentalis
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Senna septemtrionalis
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Senna singueana
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia amythethophylla
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia hockii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Cathormion altissimum var. altissimum
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Dichrostachys cinerea
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Leucaena leucocephala
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Angylocalyx boutiqueanus
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Bobgunnia madagascariensis
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Dalbergia boehmii subsp. boehmii
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Indigofera arrecta
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Indigofera atriceps subsp. atriceps
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Indigofera emarginella var. emarginella
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Indigofera garckeana
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Ormocarpum kirkii
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Ormocarpum trichocarpum
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Pterocarpus angolensis
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Sesbania sesban var. nubica
Gelsemiaceae Mostuea brunonis var. brunonis
Hamamelidaceae Trichocladus ellipticus subsp. malosanus
Iteaceae Itea rhamnoides
Ixonanthaceae Phyllocosmus lemaireanus
Lamiaceae Vitex mombassae
Lauraceae Beilschmiedia michelsonii
Lauraceae Kuloa michelsonii
Lauraceae Kuloa usambarensis
Malvaceae subfamily Grewioideae Clappertonia polyandra
Malvaceae subfamily Grewioideae Glyphaea brevis
Malvaceae subfamily Grewioideae Grewia similis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Thespesia garckeana
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae Sterculia quinqueloba
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae Sterculia subviolacea
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae Sterculia tragacantha
Melastomataceae Bellucia pentamera
Meliaceae Turraea vogelii
Melianthaceae Bersama yangambiensis
Metteniusaceae Rhaphiostylis beninensis
Monimiaceae Xymalos monospora
Moraceae Dorstenia benguellensis
Moraceae Ficus asperifolia
Moraceae Ficus barteri
Moraceae Ficus verruculosa
Myrsinaceae Ardisia buesgenii
Myrsinaceae Maesa lanceolata
Ochnaceae Ochna holstii
Ochnaceae Ochna schweinfurthiana
Olacaceae Ximenia americana var. microphylla
Opiliaceae Opilia amentacea
Papaveraceae Bocconia arborea
Passifloraceae Paropsia brazzeana
Phyllanthaceae Bridelia ripicola
Phytolaccaceae Phytolacca dodecandra
Piperaceae Piper capense var. capense
Piperaceae Piper umbellatum
Pittosporaceae Pittosporum viridiflorum
Poaceae Setaria lindenbergiana
Polygalaceae Carpolobia goetzei
Polygalaceae Securidaca longepedunculata
Rubiaceae Aidia micrantha var. msonju
Rubiaceae Catunaregam taylorii
Rubiaceae Galiniera saxifraga
Rubiaceae Heinsia crinita subsp. crinita
Rubiaceae Hymenodictyon floribundum
Rubiaceae Mussaenda arcuata
Rubiaceae Psychotria vogeliana
Rubiaceae Psydrax mutimushii subsp. mutimushii
Rubiaceae Rothmannia whitfieldii
Rubiaceae Sabicea bequaertii
Rubiaceae Tarenna pavettoides subsp. gillmanii
Rubiaceae Tricalysia bagshawei subsp. malaissei
Rubiaceae Tricalysia coriacea subsp. nyassae
Rubiaceae Virectaria major subsp. major
Rutaceae Clausena anisata
Rutaceae Zanthoxylum chalybeum var. chalybeum
Salicaceae Flacourtia indica
Salvadoraceae Azima tetracantha
Santalaceae Osyris lanceolata
Sapindaceae Haplocoelum foliolosum subsp. foliolosum
Sapindaceae Zanha africana
Smilacaceae Smilax anceps
Stilbaceae Nuxia congesta
Stilbaceae Nuxia floribunda
Stilbaceae Nuxia oppositifolia
Urticaceae Urera hypselodendron
Urticaceae Urera trinervis
Velloziaceae Xerophyta equisetoides
Velloziaceae Xerophyta wentzeliana var. wentzeliana
Verbenaceae Lantana camara
Violaceae Rinorea laurentii
Number of species: 177

Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-25

The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: List of native or naturalised species with each spot-character: Shrub over 2 m.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=20, retrieved 17 August 2025

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